Several leaders from the Vermont chapters of some of the country's most prestigious professional societies held a meeting to explore ways to collaborate such that all societies would win. Each group discovered similar challenges — limited memberships, difficulty in offering extra benefits, and leadership boards “hanging in there” but looking for a new spark. What came from that “think outside the box” discussion was the concept we now know as The Professional's Collaborative.

Twice a year, TPC will be developing and delivering a program of interest to all member organizations. If you are a member of ASQ, you will get notices of programs being offered by the other TPC organizations. And because of our Collaborative, in most all cases you are able to attend at the reduced member rate.

Many good things are still ahead. For example, we are creating a master calendar so that all TPC member organizations can coordinate dates and publicize all events happening here in Vermont.

If you would like to get more involved with TPC, or simply attend the next planning meeting, contact Tim King at timking@tupelogroup.com.